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Florida has seen a recent increase in confirmed cases of flesh-eating bacteria following the devastating Hurricanes Helene and Milton, according to state health department data.
According to the Florida Department of Public Health, there have been a record 65 infections this year caused by Vibrio vulnificus — a species of bacteria found in warm, brackish water ...
Over the past decade – from Jan. 1, 2013 through Aug. 20, 2023 – there have been a total of 41 confirmed Vibriosis cases in Charlotte (17), Manatee (12) and Sarasota (12) counties according to ...
The number of cases of vibrio vulnificus, a type of bacteria known to increase in concentration during heavy rain or flooding, doubled in Florida following Helene’s landfall on Sept. 26 ...
The bacteria infect an estimated 80,000 people in the United States every year, killing about 100, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Those numbers tend to rise in the ...
Florida health officials are warning that the destruction that Hurricane Ian caused has led to a spike in infections caused by potentially fatal "flesh-eating" bacteria in the floodwater. Experts ...
Five people have died so far this year from flesh-eating bacteria, according to data from the Florida Department of Health. The bacteria Vibrio vulnificus can cause necrotizing fasciitis, an ...
A Florida man nearly lost his leg from a flesh-eating bacterial infection, which he thinks developed after a relative bit him as he broke up a family fight.